(obsolete) Something which protects against, or cures, a poison; an antidote.
alexipharmic
alexipharmic
adj
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical) Synonym of alexipharmac (“of or pertaining to an alexipharmac; also, acting as an alexipharmac by protecting against or warding off the ill effects of a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom”)
noun
(pharmacology, chiefly archaic or historical, also figuratively) Synonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
alexipharmical
alexipharmical
adj
Alternative form of alexipharmic
ampheclexis
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphioxidae
amphioxides
amphioxididae
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amplexation
amplexation
Noun
An embrace.
amplexicaudate
amplexicaul
amplexicaul
adj
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
amplexicauline
amplexifoliate
angiemphraxis
anticomplex
antiexpansionism
antiexpansionism
noun
Opposition to expansionism.
antiexpressionism
antispermotoxin
antixerophthalmic
antixerophthalmic
adj
(medicine) Countering xerophthalmia.
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
approximable
approximable
adj
(mathematics) Able to be approximated
approximate
approximate
adj
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
verb
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
(transitive, intransitive) To estimate.
approximated
approximated
adj
Calculated by approximation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximates
approximates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
ataxophemia
ataxophemia
noun
Defective coordination of words in speech; atactic aphasia; incoherence.
cardiemphraxia
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
complexation
complexation
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexionably
complexional
complexional
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's mental disposition; temperamental.
(obsolete) Pertaining to one's physical composition; constitutional.
Pertaining to the complexion of the skin.
complexionally
complexionally
adv
constitutionally
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
desmopexia
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.
empidonax
encephalomalaxis
examinership
examinership
noun
(Ireland, law) A legal process whereby a company gets protection from the Court, in order to survive.
exampleship
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
exemplaric
exemplaric
adj
Relating to or characteristic of an exemplar
exemplarily
exemplarily
adv
In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
exemplariness
exemplariness
noun
The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
exemplarism
exemplarity
exemplarity
noun
The quality of being exemplary.
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
exemplificator
exophthalmia
exophthalmia
noun
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
exophthalmic
exophthalmic
adj
Having prominent eyeballs.
Of, or relating to exophthalmos.
expansionism
expansionism
noun
The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.
expatriatism
expatriatism
noun
The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one
experientialism
experientialism
noun
(philosophy) The theory that experience is the source of knowledge.
experimental
experimental
adj
(sciences) Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment.
Experiential, empirical.
Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
noun
The subject of an experiment.
experimentalism
experimentalism
noun
(philosophy) An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
experimentalist
experimentalist
adj
Relating to experimentation
noun
A person who seeks or enjoys new experiences
A person who values the results of experiments over theory
One who performs experiments
experimentalists
experimentalists
noun
plural of experimentalist
experimentalize
experimentalize
verb
(intransitive) To experiment.
(transitive) To make experiments upon.
experimentally
experimentally
adv
in the manner of an experiment
experimentarian
experimentarian
adj
(obsolete) Relying on experiment or experience.
noun
(obsolete) One who relies on experiment or experience.
experimentation
experimentation
noun
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentations
experimentations
noun
plural of experimentation
experimentative
experimentative
adj
experimental; of the nature of experiment
experimentator
experimentator
noun
(archaic) An experimenter.
explicandum
explicandum
noun
(logic) That which is to be explained or explicated
exprimable
extemporaneity
extemporarily
extemporarily
adv
In an extemporary manner.
extemporariness
extemporariness
noun
The quality of being extemporary.
extemporisation
extemporisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extrametropolitan
extrametropolitan
adj
Outside of a metropolis.
extraparliamentary
extraparliamentary
adj
Outside of a parliament or legislature
extrapyramidal
extrapyramidal
adj
Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.
extratympanic
extratympanic
adj
Outside of the tympanum
formaldehydesulphoxylic
gedankenexperiment
gedankenexperiment
noun
thought experiment
hematopexis
hematosalpinx
hematosalpinx
noun
(medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
hemiapraxia
hemosalpinx
hepatotoxemia
hepatotoxemia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.
hexanitrodiphenylamine
hexanitrodiphenylamine
noun
(organic chemistry) A substance that was mixed with TNT in World War II to make it more explosive.
hydroxytryptamine
hydroxytryptamine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)
hyperclimax
hypermixolydian
hyperoxemia
hyperoxemia
noun
(pathology) A high level of oxygen in the blood, typically as a result of hyperoxia
hyperoxymuriate
hyperoxymuriate
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) Any perchlorate.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hypoxemia
hypoxemia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
imperatrix
imperatrix
noun
(historical or archaic) female equivalent of imperator; empress
impersonatrix
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
interproximal
interproximal
adj
Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth.
interproximate
interproximate
adj
(mathematics) Between adjacent vertices
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
lymphotoxemia
mastopexies
mastopexies
noun
plural of mastopexy
maxilliped
maxilliped
noun
One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).
maxillipedary
maxillipedary
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the maxilliped.
maxillipede
maxillipede
noun
Alternative form of maxilliped
maxillipeds
maxillipeds
noun
plural of maxilliped
maxillopalatine
maxillopalatine
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.
noun
(anatomy) That area of the skull.
maxillopharyngeal
maxillopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the maxilla and the pharynx.
maxillopremaxillary
maxillopremaxillary
adj
Relating to the maxilla and premaxilla.
mesoappendix
mesoappendix
noun
(anatomy) Part of the mesentery found near the appendix and the terminal ileum.
mesosalpinx
mesosalpinx
noun
(anatomy) Part of the lining of the abdominal cavity in higher vertebrates, specifically the portion of the broad ligament that stretches from the ovary to the level of the uterine tube.
metrosalpinx
misexample
misexpectation
misexpectation
noun
Bad or wrong expectation.
misexplain
misexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain incorrectly.
misexplained
misexplained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misexplain
misexplanation
misexplanation
noun
Incorrect explanation.
misexplicate
misexplicate
verb
To explicate incorrectly.
misexplication
misexplication
noun
Wrong explication.
myxospongiae
nephremphraxis
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonexperimental
nonexperimental
adj
Not experimental (of a research method).
nonexperimentally
nonexperimentally
adv
In a nonexperimental manner.
omphalorrhexis
ophthalmorrhexis
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
pachymeninx
pachymeninx
noun
(anatomy) dura mater
pancreatemphraxis
panmixes
pansexism
pansexualism
pansexualism
noun
(psychology, historical) The psychological theory that all human activity (mental and physical) is based on sexuality.
(rare, chiefly derogatory) Pansexuality.
permixable
peroxisomal
peroxisomal
adj
Of or pertaining to the peroxisome
pharyngemphraxis
phenoxybenzamine
phenoxybenzamine
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
phlebemphraxis
plasmatorrhexis
polymixiidae
praemaxilla
praemaxilla
noun
Alternative form of premaxilla
preclimax
preclimax
adj
(ecology) Before the point of climax.
preexamination
preexamination
noun
Previous examination.
preexaminations
preexaminations
noun
plural of preexamination
preexamine
preexamine
verb
(transitive) To examine beforehand.
preexamined
preexamined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preexamine